Did you know October is National 4-H month?

The Twin Mounds 4-H club has been busy promoting 4-H through the community and surrounding towns. • The first weekend of October, members participated in a hotdog and baked goods sale at the Cushing Atwoods.

Protecting the home landscape from deer

Deer are always looking for their next meal, and they often find forage in a well-kept landscape. Whether rural or urban, homeowners can get frustrated when their landscape ends up looking like a salad bar after the lunchtime rush.

Fall Clean Up, Oct. 24 - Oct. 30

The annual fall clean up for Cushing will begin Monday, Oct. 24 and run through Saturday, Oct. 29. Open hours at the Convenience Center, 515 North Luella Street, for trash drop off on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hours for Wednesday and Saturday are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Northeastern Oklahoma Lake Report

October 9. Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 70°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, main lake, and points.

Selling in a Downturn

Our tube TV wouldn’t die. We were late to the flat-screen TV phase of entertainment because we had a perfectly good tube TV that wouldn’t quit, and the financial guy in me couldn’t justify replacing it. Everyone in the family wanted a flat screen, but our old TV wouldn’t die.

CHS Honor Choir recipients

Congratulations to all the high school students who made the East Central Oklahoma Choral Director’s Association (ECOCDA) Honor Choir.

Horoscopes By Holiday

Pluto, prince of the unseen forces, duke of deeper meanings, grand master of great mysteries, receives more than his share of challenges today, first from the sun and hours later from Venus.

Cimarron Valley Bulletin Board

Cushing, Drumright, Yale, Agra, Mannford, Oilton, Olive, Ripley… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else know.